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pntr will give u.s. farmers, ranchers, businesses and workers new opportunities in russia and new jobs here at home. our competitors in china and canada and europe are not taking advantage of these opportunities because they have pntr with russia, they already have it. we are the only w.t.o. member missing out on these opportunities. if we now pass pntr, we can level the playing field and compete, and if we compete we will win. we sell more beef, we sell more aircraft, we will sell more trademarks, we will sell more medical equipment and our banks and insurance companies will grow. pntr will give our knowledge industries greater protections for their intellectual property and our farmers will have new tools to fight unscientific trade barriers. if we pass pntr, american exports to russia are expected to double in five years. this bill has strong enforcement provisions to help ensure that american farmers, ranchers, businesses and exporters get the full benefit of pntr. and this bill has strong human righ
pntr will give u.s. farmers, ranchers, businesses and workers new opportunities in russia and new jobs here at home. our competitors in china and canada and europe are not taking advantage of these opportunities because they have pntr with russia, they already have it. we are the only w.t.o. member missing out on these opportunities. if we now pass pntr, we can level the playing field and compete, and if we compete we will win. we sell more beef, we sell more aircraft, we will sell more...
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and he registered with u.s. customs the weapon so that when he returned, customs would have a record of it. but he -- when he went from the side of the u.s. line to the mexico line and openly showed his great-grandfather's antique shotgun, the mexican authorities arrested him. his companion, another marine, after interrogation they relea released and they put corporal johnny hammer, who is now age 27, in the general prison population in matamoros, mexico. this case came to my attention last august and i immediately responded. and as a result of me contacting the mexican government, they moved him from the general population of the jail into an individual jail cell. as they have gone in to interrogate him, they manacle him, shackle him. at one point they had him chained to the bed. now, mr. president, this has gone on long enough. and so, naturally, i decided since finding out that he's still in jail in mexico -- i mean, the mexican authorities, if it is against the law to take a gun in, even though he was openly
and he registered with u.s. customs the weapon so that when he returned, customs would have a record of it. but he -- when he went from the side of the u.s. line to the mexico line and openly showed his great-grandfather's antique shotgun, the mexican authorities arrested him. his companion, another marine, after interrogation they relea released and they put corporal johnny hammer, who is now age 27, in the general prison population in matamoros, mexico. this case came to my attention last...
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egyptians have a pronounced dislike for the u.s. and u.s. policy. but what i would argue is that if that pronounced dislike is that even when we're playing the hands-off role, we might as well have egyptians dislike us and tried to do something good in supporting democracy in the country. and it could've been really helpful now. if morsi was aware where the u.s., you know, had its so-called red line, if he had a sense of that, before december 22 maybe he would've thought about it doing it differently. >> thank you. i'm going to use the chair's prerogative and just ask my own 2 cents on that question. i think we have heard two very thoughtful views, and aei can add a third, which is this. the united states has its primary interest in egypt's stabilization. because stability in egypt is essential for stability in the region, and for the stability of key relationships in the region that are deep interest to the united states. we saw the very clearly in the way the u.s. very assertively stepped up in the gaza crisis to work with egypt on stabilizing the
egyptians have a pronounced dislike for the u.s. and u.s. policy. but what i would argue is that if that pronounced dislike is that even when we're playing the hands-off role, we might as well have egyptians dislike us and tried to do something good in supporting democracy in the country. and it could've been really helpful now. if morsi was aware where the u.s., you know, had its so-called red line, if he had a sense of that, before december 22 maybe he would've thought about it doing it...
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and recently u.s. was included as the dialogue partner -- [inaudible] how is it going to help you in your activities in the asia pacific region? >> well, let me start with your last question first. as far as the indian ocean organization that you related to that we are, we're not a part of, but we are invited as an observer to it. in general, throughout the indoe-pacific region, first you have to understand the breadth and scope of that region. it's well over half the people in the world live in that region. all the major economies are in that region including ours. seven of the ten largest armies in that region. you can put all the continents in the world in the pacific ocean, you can put 'em all in the pacific ocean and still have room for another africa, another canada, another united states and another mexico. and that's just in the pacific. the indian ocean is vast as well. so you have this really large, very dynamic -- can't even call it a region. it's half the world. where you have historical ti
and recently u.s. was included as the dialogue partner -- [inaudible] how is it going to help you in your activities in the asia pacific region? >> well, let me start with your last question first. as far as the indian ocean organization that you related to that we are, we're not a part of, but we are invited as an observer to it. in general, throughout the indoe-pacific region, first you have to understand the breadth and scope of that region. it's well over half the people in the world...
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many u.s. companies are able to maintain more stable and successful operations through the use of a variety of risk management tools. yet derivatives must be put in perspective, and user trade account for less than 10% of the notion allow you of the overall derivatives market. the coalition has been engaged in the process meeting regular times with nearly 20 comment letters we very much appreciate the receptivity of regulators during the concerns and taking the time to speak to us on many occasions. we also work with congress in particular your committee the legislative means to prevent unnecessary regulatory burdens from being imposed on main street businesses i take a moment to think the financial services committee for its hard work and helping to move legislation through the house for the consequences of the dodd-frank act. in particular i want to thank the congressman and peters for the end user bill for the intercollegiate swaps will and the overwhelmingly biptisan collegial process that
many u.s. companies are able to maintain more stable and successful operations through the use of a variety of risk management tools. yet derivatives must be put in perspective, and user trade account for less than 10% of the notion allow you of the overall derivatives market. the coalition has been engaged in the process meeting regular times with nearly 20 comment letters we very much appreciate the receptivity of regulators during the concerns and taking the time to speak to us on many...
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the collection of a nontargeted u.s. person picked up inadvertently can only be surveilled with a fisa court order. the concern was addressed when the f.a.a. was originally drafted. specifically, in order to protect the privacy and civil liberty of u.s. persons, congress mandated that for collection conducted under 702, the attorney general adopt and the fisa court review and approve procedures that minimize the acquisition, retention, and dissemination of non-public information concerning unconsenting u.s. persons. third, numerous reports and assessments from the u.s. branch that i will describe in a moment provide the committee with extensive visibility into how these minimization procedures work and enabled both the intelligence and the judiciary committees to see how these procedures are effective in protecting the privacy and civil liberties of u.s. persons. oversight by the legislative, judicial, and executive branch of the government over the past four years has been extraordinary. we have instituted procedures an
the collection of a nontargeted u.s. person picked up inadvertently can only be surveilled with a fisa court order. the concern was addressed when the f.a.a. was originally drafted. specifically, in order to protect the privacy and civil liberty of u.s. persons, congress mandated that for collection conducted under 702, the attorney general adopt and the fisa court review and approve procedures that minimize the acquisition, retention, and dissemination of non-public information concerning...
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u.s. efforts and what is a very challenging and dynamic security humanitarian and diplomatic context. thank you very much for your testimony. we will take a brief break while the second panel comes. >> we would like to now turn to the second panel one today's hearing about mali and the path forward. our second panel will include mr. niikwao akuetteh and joining us live this is our first attempt at live testimony by google [inaudible] i suspect nobody has testified by this, the thing i didn't know existed. so my thanks to the technical assistance and the policy support of several very capable folks who made this happen. dr. fomunyoh you may begin and we appreciate your testimony today >> thank you, chairman to an and ranking member isaacson pivot on behalf of the national democratic institute, have the opportunity to discuss the political developments in mali. today crisis is two-thirds of the country which is humanitarian and has admitted for under 50,000 people. the political uncertainty
u.s. efforts and what is a very challenging and dynamic security humanitarian and diplomatic context. thank you very much for your testimony. we will take a brief break while the second panel comes. >> we would like to now turn to the second panel one today's hearing about mali and the path forward. our second panel will include mr. niikwao akuetteh and joining us live this is our first attempt at live testimony by google [inaudible] i suspect nobody has testified by this, the thing i...
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>> is the u.s. going to be a broker speak as well, you know, we have historically had a bilateral relationship strategy in this part of the world. and now we are seeing the need for more multilateral organization. so in had multilateral station are the discussions about these type of collective security type of initiatives that you might pursue, using the technologies that you are able to buy and be able -- so i think there is a way had there. >> my name is david alexander. you mention burma earlier. can you talk about order, military to military -- [inaudible]? >> well, you know, first the mil to mil in burma, unicode we are in the follow on the state department, the decisions on where to go for. so we'll be supporting command the state department on this. my opinion is that, that as the state department and the leadership of the congress and everyone works through any issues that might have in the past prevented mil-to-mil, that there are areas in our mil-to-mil relationships that we can be produc
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it meant we did not trade off one u.s. interests were not u.s. interest. how quickly people would say if the soviet union does something we don't like, let's make them pay with the u.s. interest. instead of one of their own interest. we got away from that as a new negotiating approach. we made away gradually to geneva, where we arrived with some sense of things being very, very different in the soviet union. and one of the trips we have met with one member of the been -- who said you know as new leaders when we got to be in charge, the cupboard was bare. i'm not sure a lot of that had registered in washington where we kept getting a different sense of the soviet leadership, as we went to our dialogue i became -- it again very difficult as a look at what we're getting from intelligence side and what we are seeing across the table. but in geneva as president reagan met gorbachev for the first time, and the two of them that as leaders in front of the very famous fireplace conversation, later walking along the lake, begin to see the emergence were people were
it meant we did not trade off one u.s. interests were not u.s. interest. how quickly people would say if the soviet union does something we don't like, let's make them pay with the u.s. interest. instead of one of their own interest. we got away from that as a new negotiating approach. we made away gradually to geneva, where we arrived with some sense of things being very, very different in the soviet union. and one of the trips we have met with one member of the been -- who said you know as...
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the u.s. senate u.s. senate as about to gavel in for the day beginning with general speeches. speeches. at 5:00 eastern lawmakers will take up a bill extending the federal deposit insurance corporation's transaction guarantee program providing unlimited deposit insurance coverage for no interest checking accounts used primarily by companies and municipality's. now to live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. dr. black. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty and everlasting god, who forgives the sins of the penitent, create in us contrite hearts and renew a right spirit within us. give our senators this day, o god, peace with you that banishes fear. help them to believe in your power, so that they may be certain that you are able to do for them more than they can ask or imagine. when the tasks are beyond their powers and duty calls for more than they have to give, may they find their strength in you. make them willing to do what is painful in the short term
the u.s. senate u.s. senate as about to gavel in for the day beginning with general speeches. speeches. at 5:00 eastern lawmakers will take up a bill extending the federal deposit insurance corporation's transaction guarantee program providing unlimited deposit insurance coverage for no interest checking accounts used primarily by companies and municipality's. now to live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry...
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>> u.s. to be a question i can't answer so far as you are talking about the party because i don't we have an entire generation of students that was my impression the kind of rule law and the values that are in our constitution as worthwhile and important to. the value becomes one at least because it is now just a question are what of the means and what can you see as people start thinking about these means, and people eventually -- and some article with me there is no dictatorship or what ever is so awful and i am not saying that this is one of them or whatever but essentially the public opinion does matter and informed public opinion does matter. this is an article of faith and i don't see how that is resistible when it is so widespread. >> my first question is -- >> can you identify yourself please. >> i come from the university in beijing. my first question is when china is the problem you fail to serve the problem and the sense is that china feels that the systems are spatial and in the r
>> u.s. to be a question i can't answer so far as you are talking about the party because i don't we have an entire generation of students that was my impression the kind of rule law and the values that are in our constitution as worthwhile and important to. the value becomes one at least because it is now just a question are what of the means and what can you see as people start thinking about these means, and people eventually -- and some article with me there is no dictatorship or what...
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now, we know from the u.s. department of agriculture records that the majority of funding has been used in past years for wind damaged trees in mississippi, georgia, and tennessee. there remains an unobligated $15 million in the program's account. now, i just -- i just say to my colleagues, this is $58 million here, $58million there. sooner or later, it runs into real money. in fact, it runs into a $16 trillion debt. so can't we at least -- and by the way, i come from a state, i say, mr. president, we love trees. we have not enough of them. some parts of our state we have a lot of them. some part of yo of our state its kind of bleak, but beautiful. but i'm not asking for any money for private owners in my state to plant trees. i think they can do that themselves. so, again, it's only $58 million. maybe i'm take up the time of the senate to talk about $60 billion, but it is an example -- it is an example -- it is on outstanding example of the kind of excess that has not -- that does not have the priority to spen
now, we know from the u.s. department of agriculture records that the majority of funding has been used in past years for wind damaged trees in mississippi, georgia, and tennessee. there remains an unobligated $15 million in the program's account. now, i just -- i just say to my colleagues, this is $58 million here, $58million there. sooner or later, it runs into real money. in fact, it runs into a $16 trillion debt. so can't we at least -- and by the way, i come from a state, i say, mr....
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durkin joined the u.s. attorney's office for the northern district of illinois where he worked for 1 years in numerous leadership positions including first assistant. he joined the law firm mayor brown as a partner where he works to this day. his practice concentrates on complex litigation and criminal defense. he's been listed as among the best lawyers in america. he has an impressive record of community service, serving on the legal assistance foundation in chicago and for nearly a decade he was the chair of the mayor brown's pro bono committee. he's also taught as adjunct per hour of law at depaul and reported out of the judiciary committee by unanimous vote on august 2, 4 1/2 months ago. despite vacancies has been declared a judicial emergency and i'm glad it's going to be filled. in closing i note tom comes from an extraordinary family. the durkin family is well known throughout chicago especially in legal circles. there is nononly one black sheep, tom's brother jim, a republican state representative w
durkin joined the u.s. attorney's office for the northern district of illinois where he worked for 1 years in numerous leadership positions including first assistant. he joined the law firm mayor brown as a partner where he works to this day. his practice concentrates on complex litigation and criminal defense. he's been listed as among the best lawyers in america. he has an impressive record of community service, serving on the legal assistance foundation in chicago and for nearly a decade he...
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here's what they found. 50 u.s. ships and 70 canadian ships on lake michigan are responsible for a combined total of 89 tons of solid waste dumped every year. that's 120 ships, 89 tons in a year. the badger by itself a responsible for almost six times more waste than these 125 vessels combined, even when using the more conservative estimate of what the badger dumps overboard during the course of a summer. yesterday the e.p.a. vessel general permit that has enabled the coal-fired car ferry to discharge coal ash into lake michigan expired expired. the oarcht badger insisted that the coal ash is just sand. we know better. scientists are concerned about coal boshes it contains things like arsenic, lead, and mercury. once in the lake, these chemicals enter the food chain through the water and fish. then they accumu light in our bodies and are associated with cancer, reproductive and neurological damage. we know how dangerous mercury contamination in fish is. it's time for the s.s. badger to stop adding to the problem and
here's what they found. 50 u.s. ships and 70 canadian ships on lake michigan are responsible for a combined total of 89 tons of solid waste dumped every year. that's 120 ships, 89 tons in a year. the badger by itself a responsible for almost six times more waste than these 125 vessels combined, even when using the more conservative estimate of what the badger dumps overboard during the course of a summer. yesterday the e.p.a. vessel general permit that has enabled the coal-fired car ferry to...
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he was the longest-serving sitting u.s. senator and the second longest-serving senator in u.s. history. the senate gavels in in a moment. we expected attributes to senator inouye on the floor today. >> the senate is about to gavels in beginning with the general speeches until 11, and more work on a $60.4 billion relief package for states affected by hurricane sandy. and victims, funding for victims of hurricane. it will provide additional borrowing authority from the national flood insurance program. also today we expect for we expect vermont senator patrick leahy to be sworn in as the new presidential pro tem, third in line to the president. he is taking over the role of hawaii democrat senator inouye who, as was said, passed away yesterday at the age of 88. vice president biden will come to the floor at 11:30 a.m. to swear in senator leahy. and now to live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. o god, whose days are without end and who
he was the longest-serving sitting u.s. senator and the second longest-serving senator in u.s. history. the senate gavels in in a moment. we expected attributes to senator inouye on the floor today. >> the senate is about to gavels in beginning with the general speeches until 11, and more work on a $60.4 billion relief package for states affected by hurricane sandy. and victims, funding for victims of hurricane. it will provide additional borrowing authority from the national flood...
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as the son of a u.s. air force veteran who spent 31 years in the air force, i'm acutely aware, as coul kay is, that it t just those that wear the uniform that serve, but their families as well. many returning vets and their families encounter a whole range of social and economic hardships that can be hard to overcome. most notably, the unemployment rate among our returning vets from afghanistan and iraq is significantly higher than for the general population, something i know kay has worked on extensively. she's also worked to get our veterans the medical assistance, the job training and the financial support they need. indeed, i don't know of any senator that's done more to help america's heroes adjust to life after the military. that's just one of the reasons why she will be sorely missed. here's another reason, though: kay has fought time and time again to promote tax relief for hardworking texas families. in thehooin the mid-1990's, shed create the so-called homemaker ira to make sure that stay-at-hom
as the son of a u.s. air force veteran who spent 31 years in the air force, i'm acutely aware, as coul kay is, that it t just those that wear the uniform that serve, but their families as well. many returning vets and their families encounter a whole range of social and economic hardships that can be hard to overcome. most notably, the unemployment rate among our returning vets from afghanistan and iraq is significantly higher than for the general population, something i know kay has worked on...